Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-02

i s&e lAlF Ot1l lace bt-AAt$h uis uEoSu
ms and bent it so that he could
/ .,ok into the snft blue eyes
Molly bore the gaze brayely, al.
hcugh the light in the dark. search
khsg yves was almost binding. II
have eaused blush 10 rise to
NveLF CHEEKS hal the girl BEEN
: S''n srs''Hs ~ scting' .4sss.s. - S-S
was sine re as she said softly:
/ "OG course ! l"vc you. Richard
/ How cou,d | help IL: lou. who have
always been so Kind Go me. are surely
the one Of all o. e,s whom | ought to
+ low best
But the calm lister affection which
T filled Molly Bl.inr's heart for Ora
Ihare was far FROM he ng rrtlrx Of the
.urging tide OF passion which over,
+ flowed his own 50 completely that
rverv thought of the future, every
( hepc of his life. WAS centred about her.
=. i the solar system about its grow
ing h art-the sun.
! IL bent and Kissed the red pointing
lips.
+ "Mv littlr Molly.' he murmured.
lit will make me harpS willie am
away from yon to know that even rs
love you, So do YOU love me. Good
/ hye ros darling. Remember that
the DAYS will drag slowly TO your
/ Richard until the one comes which
will bring him back TO you, Moth.
ing but death can keep US apart"
/ Another Kiss, and he tore himself
awav, aud stepped into his boat. 1t
/ grated for an instant on the glitteriDe
sands, and then 0ew over the blue wa.
ters like Il thing of life, propelled by
/ Richards strong arms.
Moll, stood and watched him tear.
fully until he at last reached the side
of his staunch waiting vessel, and dis
appear d from sight.
/ lie was the frat mate in whaler
aud another hour saw his ship on its
outward voyage. which was tn last un.
til sufficient success attended upon
the efforts Of the crew TO warrant
their return.
| Richard was twenty five years old
and Molly was sixteen.
She was fair and sweet as IA rose
just unfolding it's petals 10 the blmy
air, which give such IL subtle charm to
a morning in June.
Shy as bird who dsells amid the
most thickly-cmboWe cred retreats of the
forest for she had been reared in &
secluded woodland home. seeing ne
companions of her own age, and know
ing nothing whatever Of the world
excepting as it had been revealed tc
her by Richards descriptions of what
he had scen-how cpCli the girl
know that in reality she was giving I
poor return to him for the wealth OF
affection he lavished so freely upon
her.
They were foster brother and sis'e
Richards father had married hel
widowed mother, and she had grown
up under the same roof with him.
No wonder that in her ignorance she
mistook her calm sisterly love for hin
for that crewnlng passion OF which
as yet, she knew absolutely nothing
The cottage in which Molly lived
was situated in spot of picturesque
beauty. A huge pine covered noun
tain reared its stately head toward
the sky in the back ground and /
sparkling brook, born amid its lionel,
wilds, came leaping and tumbling
down from its parent spring, as thougl
glad Of its release Just before i
reached the cottage sward, some hug
boulders diverted it from its course
and the waters divided to meet again
in frantic caress upon the othe
side of the rocks, spreading ont eventu
ally into a wide, CLASSY pool whicI
lay like mirror, fringed b grass am
wild-nowers. Here Molly would brni
| ler sewing or knitting, and sit by tn